Sociology

Sociology Study Guide

Term Concentric Zone Model Demography Emigrants Fecundity Fertility Immigrants Infant Mortality Rate Life Expectancy Lifespan Megalopolis

Definition States that cities grow outward in a series of concentric circles that radiate outward from the business center. The study of population. People who move out of a country. The potential number of children the average healthy woman can bear. The number of children the average woman is bearing in a society. People who move into a country. The number of deaths per 1,000 infants under one year of age. The number of years a population’s newborn is expected to live. The maximum possible number of years a species can live. Two or more major metropolitan areas linked politically, economically, socially, or geographically.

©2018 Achieve Test Prep Metropolis An economic and geographic region consisting of a central city and its suburbs. Neonatal Mortality Rate The number of deaths per 1,000 infants under one month of age. Overurbanization A condition that occurs when a population exceeds the ability of the society’s resources. Population Composition The characteristics of a population; the number and type of people. Population Growth Rate The difference between the number of people added to population and the number of people subtracted from a population and expressed as an annual percentage. Suburbs Residential area on the outskirts of a central city. Urbanism The study of the cultural and social characteristics of cities. Urbanization The movement of people from rural to urban areas. The following information contains highlights of important information from Chapter 6. Study it carefully! • The three variables of demographic study: o Birth rate: The number of births per 1,000 women in a population per year. Page 26 of 172